To inform and educate the public about music.

To promote and sell music.

To create new music.

To analyze and critique music.

Music reviews

Music interviews

Music history articles

Music theory essays

Music critics focus on evaluating and judging music, while music journalists focus on reporting and informing.

Music critics write for academic journals, while music journalists write for popular publications.

Music critics are always negative, while music journalists are always positive.

Music critics have a higher level of musical expertise than music journalists.

By providing feedback and criticism to composers.

By promoting new music and helping composers gain recognition.

By educating the public about different genres and styles of music.

All of the above

Melody

Harmony

Rhythm

Instrumentation

To create a sense of unity and coherence.

To provide a foundation for harmony.

To create a sense of movement and direction.

To express emotions and ideas.

Consonance is pleasing to the ear, while dissonance is unpleasant.

Consonance is created by intervals that are close together, while dissonance is created by intervals that are far apart.

Consonance is used to create stability and resolution, while dissonance is used to create tension and instability.

All of the above

To create a sense of movement and pulse.

To provide a framework for melody and harmony.

To create a sense of tension and release.

All of the above

Major scales are brighter and happier sounding, while minor scales are darker and sadder sounding.

Major scales have a higher tonic pitch than minor scales.

Major scales have a wider range of notes than minor scales.

None of the above

To provide harmonic support for a melody.

To create a sense of tension and release.

To add color and texture to the music.

All of the above

A sonata is a piece for solo instrument, while a symphony is a piece for orchestra.

A sonata has three movements, while a symphony has four movements.

A sonata is typically shorter than a symphony.

All of the above

To lead and coordinate the orchestra during a performance.

To select the music to be performed.

To rehearse the orchestra.

All of the above

Composers create music, while performers interpret and execute it.

Composers typically have a higher level of musical education than performers.

Composers are always involved in the performance of their music, while performers are not always involved in the composition process.

All of the above

To develop musical skills and knowledge.

To foster creativity and self-expression.

To promote cultural understanding and appreciation.

All of the above

The decline of print media.

The rise of social media and online platforms.

The increasing difficulty of getting paid for music writing.

All of the above